The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-23
TOu,ING FOR BREAD.
caring Her Life Away Thatthe Little
Wa ones Nav Not Be Hungry.

roering Her Life Away That the Little
ones May Not Be Hungry.
Fronl the Cincinnati Enquirer.
c., Il reallv be true that women are
1n,.+iro themselves on So and S3 per
Eeek
Il must be an exaggeration, for how
,nld tbey possibly do it with the high rents
| ~, world have to pay, and the costs Of
H' II seems seems absurd, but is surley worth in
kestigating.
a reporter Yesterday by seeing a woman
Kissing along the street carrying a bundle
/ pants so large that she coulq not feach
IF 1vav arollnd it, but held it by strong
<hinq which passed aroundit.
The renorter decided at once to follow the
roman and ascertain if possible
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
The woman was attired in a plain dark
koiino dress. and her pale face wore an ex-
rnsSion of WEAKNESS. She entered a manu-
factnring house, and the reporter, unable to
<ooLo any kind of an excuse for entering,
im1so,ed noar outside until she reappeared,
III then Mt a respectable distance followed
o., a long wav. until at last she turned into
/ narrow street, or alley in the West End,
&ntered a tenement house and YEARLY
%iimbed TO the fourth floor. The reporter
iso assembled, raped at the door that had
,lst closed upon her and was admitted.
i The room, though small, was evidently
4 kitchen bedroom and work-rOOn, all in one,
md its furniture consisted OF small COOK
@Sroye, box with a curtain in front used as
liz a table, covered with oil-cloth, upon
khch was
ATsrG A A
II A bed still unmade, though it was then the
&rddle OF the afternoon; a sewing machine,
&,ith a chair sitting by it, as though it's
oceupant had Just left it, and few wooden
E&haiis A little girl lay on a low cot, and
lwo small children were playing about the
Efoom.
III The mistress seemed very much embar-
fased that a stranger should witness all this
3 household chaos, and fastened to explain
4 fhat she had been obliged to leave everything
{ <ince early morning, in order to get her work
lone and return in time When the object
6f the visit was explained the woman said:
8 I'VE never could live at all on what |
+ bake doing this cheap sewing if it wasn't
Ipr my little boy
E HE SELLS PAPERS,
Ind makes a sight more than | do every
Il Beek
rs it true that you do not earn more than
Z Or So a week at this work ~
"Yes. it is often So But one week, before
ktlse took sick, she helped me and we made
s. but we had to word very late at night"
"What do you find cheap enough to live
n at such figures, and how do you man
ge p
WELL in the morning loaf of bread and
cup of coffee make our breakfast Then. if
have to have a fire in the stove anyway to
reSs my work, | try to cook something for
inner so that we can have enough left for
upper If | can spare the time, go to mar
et if not, | send these two little ones. We
uy neek-beef, OF brisket; you know that is
CHEAPER THAN ANY THING ELSE.
EN- cents viii buy enough for two or three
heals. We buy the little potatoes that no
pody else wants, and get them cheap; and
facked eggs that we can get at half price,
lid stale bread, because we can get two or
hree loayes for the price of one We always
zee mix on Sunday, and often bit of but
er and some tea ="
How much rent do Won have TO nav 90
five dollars month";
How Old are your children ?n
susie Is twelve, and, poor child she's a
ooa glfl TO help me when she's well. jim
lle 3 Is ten; he's the one that sells papers, and
hoonle Is seven, and he goes out zoo, some
% mes when the weather is pleasant, and
" Lille is four"
,,4 10 you have to work late at night 2"
l always work till eleven and if | have
mere tnan usual to do keep on till twelve
y one one and get up at four or five.n
10 70 you go after your work ?n
ake it back.n "'9
.6,l 9ou have long way to carry it.n
Ou, yes. but If uivpS mo a obo,,oo to c.o+
PqS d.l ID The air and don't mind it so much"
ouch was her story of toll and woe. As
e reporter passed out the weary woman
Ju'lled me her work, taking up anew the dread
nah anu inteNer-ending struggle for the susie
Alce Of herself and children.